Melissa, welcome back, and happy new year! Thanks for the color
commentary on what folks can expect around System z at Pulse. I'm
especially looking forward to Barb's presentation on the value of
social networking.

As physical and digital
assets converge, the planet is getting smarter. Cities are more instrumented,
interconnected and intelligent, using sensors to monitor, manage and increase
efficiency of traffic and energy systems, conserving water and power, and
creating renewable energy resources.

Some of these
implementations are already a present day reality, while others are on track to
make impact within 5 years:

At Pulse 2010, over 300 IBM
clients representing every industry will show you how they are adapting these agents of change head on with the help of integrated service management from
IBM.

Here are a few sessions on
these topics.Sign up for any of these sessions today (requires only an IBM.com password - you do NOT have to be a Pulse registered attendee to create a Pulse schedule online)!